Outrigger Cord Management with Segmented Passages
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing outrigger line management systems face significant friction issues, making it difficult to displace individual outrigger cords smoothly and efficiently, leading to tangling and premature wear.
Innovation Solution
A line management system comprising longitudinally spaced cord management units with transversely offset cord passages and retention devices that allow independent longitudinal displacement of outrigger cords, reducing friction and preventing entanglement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If multiple outrigger cords are passed through a single eyehook, then the structure is simplified, but friction increases and cords become tangled
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the single eyehook into multiple separate eyehooks, with each outrigger cord passing through its own dedicated eyehook. This segmentation prevents cords from bunching together and reduces friction between them, allowing smooth independent displacement of each cord while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
2Stability of the object's composition
If outrigger cords are supported snugly between eyehook and pivot points, then structural stability is improved, but friction increases making cord displacement difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different qualities to different locations: the eyehooks provide stable structural support points, while the cord passages through the cord management units provide a low-friction path for cord displacement. This local differentiation allows the cord to be supported stably at endpoints while moving freely along the passage, resolving the contradiction between structural stability and ease of operation.
3Device complexity
If multiple outrigger cords share the same path, then device complexity is reduced, but cord independence and anti-tangling capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Each outrigger cord is assigned its own dedicated eyehook and cord passage, creating independent pathways that prevent cords from interfering with each other. This segmentation ensures cord independence and prevents tangling while maintaining manageable device complexity through the modular cord management unit design.
4Strength
If high friction is present at eyehook bend points, then structural integrity is maintained, but cord displacement requires excessive force and causes premature wear
Solution Approach 1:
The cord management unit acts as an intermediary between the eyehook and the cord, providing a low-friction cord passage that guides the cord smoothly. This intermediary component reduces the friction that would otherwise occur at the eyehook bend point, allowing easy cord displacement while the eyehook maintains its structural integrity.
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AI summary
A line management system for an outrigger structure is provided for guiding outrigger cords through cord passages to maintain an independent longitudinal displacement in order to prevent entanglement. The system includes a plurality of outrigger cords, cord management units, and retention devices. The plurality of cord management units are coupled to the outrigger structure and are longitudinally spaced one from the other along the outrigger structure. Each of the cord management units defines a plurality of transversely offset cord passages respectively guiding predetermined ones of outrigger cords to maintain an independent longitudinal displacement relative to the outrigger structure.